A West Australian Aboriginal family have asked the High Court for permission to appeal against a decision that they pay legal costs to the Western Australian Government, following an unsuccessful stolen generations test case. The Human Rights Law Centre’s Senior Lawyer, Ruth Barson, said that the High
Read more →Guest: Tammy Solonec, Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Manager talks about Amnesty’s Report which was launched at ALSWA last week: ‘There is always a brighter future: Keeping Indigenous kids in the community and out of detention in Western Australia’, ALSWA Executive Committee President Michael Blurton chats with
Read more →Having advocated strongly for diversionary programs for our young people, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) welcomes the announcement that it will play a vital role in delivering a court-based program in Perth, designed to reduce offending by young Aboriginal people. State funding for this program
Read more →Guest: Heather Menaglio, ALSWA Civil / Human Rights lawyer discusses ALSWA’s Outreach work occurring in the southern region of WA. This program also contains information on the newly elected ALSWA Executive Committee Members. Download
Read more →Guests: Paul Gazia and Sarouche Razi (ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit lawyers) chat about their recent trip to the Kimberley region where they attended Open Days run by the WA Attorney General’s Department. Jim Morrison, Co-Chair Bringing them Home (WA) and National Community Engagement Manager at Connecting Home Ltd,
Read more →Submission to Legislative Council Inquiry into Transport of Persons in Custody in WA If you would like more information on our submission, please contact the ALSWA Policy Officer on 08 9265 6666 or VWilliams@als.org.au.
Read more →Guests: Kirstie Parker, Co-Chair of the National Justice Coalition talks about ‘Change the Record’, a new campaign to end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system with a generation. Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner discusses his
Read more →Submission in response to the Federal Senate Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Experience of Law Enforcement and Justice Services If you would like more information on our submission, please contact the ALSWA Policy Officer on 08 9265 6666 or VWilliams@als.org.au.
Read more →ALSWASubmission in response to the Royal Commission Consultation Paper on Redress and Civil Litigation ALSWA Submission to Royal Commission Redress and Civil Litigation If you would like more information on our submission, please contact the ALSWA Policy Officer on 08 9265 6666 or VWilliams@als.org.au.
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